to: make recklessness the fault element for attempted serious drug offences and remove the intent to manufacture element from offences relating to the importation of border controlled precursors; clarify that proof of an intention to influence a particular foreign official is not required to establish the offence; clarify the scope and application of the war crime offence of outrages upon personal dignity in a non-international armed conflict; expand the definition of forced marriage to apply when a person is incapable of understanding the nature and effect of a marriage ceremony; insert the concept of ‘knowingly concerned’ in the commission of an offence as an additional form of secondary criminal liability; and introduce a mandatory sentence of five years imprisonment for firearm trafficking; the

Crimes Act 1914

and

Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970

to make amendments in relation to the sentencing, imprisonment and release of federal offenders; the

Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983

to enable the interstate transfer of federal prisoners to occur at a location other than a prison for federal prisoners approved for transfer; the

Crimes Act 1914

to: enable the Attorney-General’s Department to share information about federal offenders with relevant third party agencies; and clarify the operation of controlled operations provisions; the

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

to address enforceability issues and operational constraints identified by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre; the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 to amend the powers and functions of the commissioner; and remove the time limits on the secondment of officers to the commission; the

Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

to make technical amendments in relation to the special operations and investigations of the commission; the

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

to increase penalties for failing to comply with a production order or with a notice to a financial institution in proceeds of crime investigations; the

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

,

Australian Federal Police Act 1979

,

Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989

and

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

to make technical amendments in relation to proceeds of crime; ten Acts to enable the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption of South Australia to access information from certain Commonwealth agencies, rely on defences for certain Commonwealth telecommunications offences, and apply for certain types of search warrants; and the

Amends: 19 Acts and the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Flight Crew Licensing) Regulation 2014 to amend errors, remove redundant provisions, and renumber text; 37 Acts to: clarify on the face of Acts that the Crown in right of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory is bound; and modernise the provisions about whether the Crown is liable to be prosecuted for an offence; 31 Acts to amend provisions which rely on the Consumer Price Index to refer to the ‘index reference period’ rather than the ‘reference base’; the

Parliamentary Presiding Officers Act 1965

and

Public Works Committee Act 1969

to remove gender-specific language; and the

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

and

Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990

to: remove spent provisions; and make amendments consequential on their removal. Also repeals six Acts.

in relation to: the Official Trustee; the Official Receiver; the National Disability Insurance Scheme; the offence of concealment; declarations in statements received electronically; indictable and summary offences; and the location of certain offences in the Act;

International Arbitration Act 1974

to clarify the application of the Act to certain international arbitration agreements;

Family Law Act 1975

to: make technical amendments; clarify the appeal rights available for court security orders; and create access to the Family Court of Australia for court security orders made by the Family Court of Western Australia;

Court Security Act 2013

to: provide for the disposal of unclaimed items seized by or given upon request to court security officers; and clarify the processes by which court security orders can be varied and revoked;

Evidence Act 1995

to: reflect changes to the Model Uniform Evidence Bill; remove all references to the Australian Capital Territory; and make technical amendments;

Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986

to enable the National Cultural Heritage Committee to continue to function when membership falls below the maximum number; and

Copyright Act 1968

to extend the legal deposit scheme to include work published in electronic format.

to: strengthen and clarify the independence, powers and privileges of the Inspector-General ADF; provide a statutory basis to support regulatory change including the re-allocation of responsibility for investigation of service-related deaths and the management of the Australian Defence Force redress of grievance process to the Inspector-General ADF; and require the Inspector-General ADF to prepare an annual report.